This is reported by Newswire, citing the speaker of the country's parliament, Mahinda Yapa Abeiwardena.
As AFP previously reported, protesters in Sri Lanka surrounded and took control of the residence of President Gotabai Rajapaksa, the head of state was forced to leave it.
Also, the head of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress party said that the speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament will become the new president of the country.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe announced his intention to leave his post.